Removable wire calk.



G. s. MEYER. REMO ABLE WIRE GALK. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10. 1908.

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PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

GEORGE S. MEYER, OF NEWBURGH, NEW YORK.

REMQVABLE WIRE CALK.

Application filed January 10, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. MEYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newburgh, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Removable l/Vire Calk, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descri tion.

T is invention relates to certain improvements in calks for horseshoes, and relates more particularly to means adapted to be readily secured to the shoe and hoof, and presenting a plurality of projections serving to revent the horse from slipping.

he'object of the invention is to provide a mechanism formed solely of wire and adapted to be attached when desired. The construction involves a plurality of wire bars extending across the under side of the shoe substantially radially of the hoof and extending vertically at each side of the shoe. The inner ends are connected together by an inner connecting wire disposed adjacent the under surface of the hoof, and the outer ends extend upwardly above the upper surface of the calk and into engagement with the hoof and are also connected together by a wire encircling the hoof. The portions of the wires extending transversely of the hoof are preferably angular in cross-section, and are prevented from movement by connecting wires. They may also be held from movement by fitting into grooves in the under surface of the shoe.

I am aware that various different attachments have been applied to horseshoes and to horses hoofs for various purposes, as, for instance, holding a pad or protector in engagement with the hoof, and I am also aware that removable calks have been formed of a plurality of sheet metal plates extending radially across the under surface of the shoe and connected together at their inner and outer ends, but my invention involves a construction in which all of the parts are formed of wire, and in which the wire calk members are rigidly held in place and efficiently serve to revent slipping.

eference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, formin a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horseshoe provided with my improved form of re- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 410,092.

movable wire calk; Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing the form of the wire calk; and F ig. 4 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the shoe, showing the calk members fitting into grooves in the shoe.

My improved calk is adapted for use in connection with any suitable form of horseshoe 10, and involves in its construction a plurality of calk members 11, each of which comprises a transverse portion 12, preferably angular in cross-section, so as to present one or more sharp edges, and of a length substantially equal to the width of the bar of which the shoe is formed. At the inner side of the shoe, the calk member is extended upwardly to form an inner vertical portion 18, terminating substantially in a plane with the upper surface of the shoe, and curved to form a loop. At the outer side of the shoe, the calk member is extended upwardly to form a substantially vertical portion 14, which extends above the u per surface of the shoe and upward along tie outer surface of the hoof for a short distance. This verticallyextending portion also terminates in a loop or ring. The shoe is preferably provided with a plurality of transverse grooves or slots 15, extending across the under side thereof, and within each of these grooves or slots lies the transverse portion of one of the calks. The inner connecting member comprises a wire 16, extending around the inner side of the shoe adjacent the under surface of the hoof and passing through each and all of the loops at the ends of the inner verticallyextending members 13. The terminals of the wire are connected together at their rear ends in any suitable manner, as, for instance by links 17 and a turnbuckle 18. A second connecting member 19 extends around the hoof above the plane of the shoe and passes through the loops in the upper ends of all of the vertically-extending portions 14. The rear ends of the connecting wire 19 are also connected together in any suitable manner, as, for instance, by a strap 20.

The calks and connections between the same are all formed of wire, thus making them very cheap to manufacture, and as many of the calks may be employed as desired or found necessary. The calks are firmly held in place and are very readily aplied to the shoe, no special tools of any kind being required.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A removable calk for horseshoes, comprising a plurality of wire calk members extending transversely of the shoe, a connecting wire for the inner ends of the calk members, dis osed adjacent the inner side of the shoe an adjacent the under surface of the hoof, a connecting wire for the outer ends of said calk members and dis osed above said shoe and on the outer su ace of said hoof, and means for securing together the ends of sfiid connecting wires at the rear end of the s oe.-

2. A removable calk for horseshoes, comprising a plurality of wire calk members, each comprising a portion angular in crosssection and extending transversely of the shoe, a portion extending vertically at the inner edge of the shoe to adjacent the hoof and terminating in a loop, and an outer portion extending vertically adjacent the outer edge of the shoe and the outer surface of the hoof and terminating in a loop, means in engagement with the first-mentioned loops for connecting together the calk members heneath the hoof, and means engaging with the last-mentioned loops for connecting together the calk members outside of the hoof.

3. In combination, a horseshoe having a plurality of radial slots or grooves extending across the under surface thereof, a plurality of calk members, each formed of wire and artially fitting within said grooves and havmg the terminal portions extending vertically at the inner and outer edges of the shoe, and connecting wires in engagement with said inner and outer ends.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE S. MEYER.

Witnesses:

v CLAIR W. FAIRBANK,

JOHN P. DAVIS. 

